Vinyl pressings
by Jeff Beck · 1975
Truth/Beck-ola was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
XSB137816-1AF TRunout Variant 1 Stamped Side A
XSB137817-1KRunout Variant 1 Etched Side B
XSB150406-1HRunout Variant 1 Stamped Side C
XSB150407-1KRunout Variant 1Stamped Side D
XSB137816-1ERunout Stamped Side A
o XSB137817-1GRunout Stamped Side B
o XSB150406-1ERunout Stamped Side C
XSB150407-1CRunout Stamped Side D
XSB137816-1AE C1Side A runout
XSB137817-1J B1Side B runout
XSB150406-1HSide C runout
XSB150407-1C TC SX D1Side D runout
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Epic BG 33779 / Epic E 33780First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Epic BG 33779 / Epic E 33780First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Epic BG 33779 / Epic E 33780First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | Epic BG 33779LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Italy | EMI 2-54 7954691LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Germany | EMI 7 95469 1 / EMI 038-7 95469 1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic BG 33779LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic EG 33779 / Epic BG 33779LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic BG 33779LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic BG 33779LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic BC 33779 / Epic BG 33779LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Truth/Beck-ola are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US. One of them is Epic BG 33779.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BG 33779) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSB137816-1AF T and XSB137817-1K. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
